Government announces £130m to improve the county's infrastructure

THE Government has announced millions of pounds worth of investment in Swindon and Wiltshire which will be used on local infrastructure and economic growth projects.

A potential £130 million has been allocated which will be used on a variety of projects, such as the building of a tunnel under the M4 to link up the new Wichelstowe housing project and the development of infrastructure linked to the Eastern Villages.

Earlier this year the Swindon and Wiltshire Local Enterprise Partnership, a group of local authorities and private business, bid for a portion of government funding for such projects.

Some of the money will be spent in Wiltshire but Swindon residents will see much of the cash, although in the early stages much of it is to carry out feasibility studies.

For the first year there will only be an initial £12 million spent and the rest is allocated for next year.

However, council chiefs have cautioned that a new government could potentially withdraw funding after the general election next May but all parties have committed to LEPs.

The LEP has also committed £70million to projects which will be made up from public funds and private investment.

The link under the motorway to M4 junction 16 might help get the Wichelstowe development moving faster which would be good news for the council tax payers who are paying interest on the money that the council borrowed for this development.

The link under the motorway to M4 junction 16 might help get the Wichelstowe development moving faster which would be good news for the council tax payers who are paying interest on the money that the council borrowed for this development.John~R

John~R wrote:
The link under the motorway to M4 junction 16 might help get the Wichelstowe development moving faster which would be good news for the council tax payers who are paying interest on the money that the council borrowed for this development.

You mean Swindon Borough Clownskool are actually paying developers, instead of it being the other way around.
WTF? Swindon is doomed

[quote][p][bold]John~R[/bold] wrote:
The link under the motorway to M4 junction 16 might help get the Wichelstowe development moving faster which would be good news for the council tax payers who are paying interest on the money that the council borrowed for this development.[/p][/quote]You mean Swindon Borough Clownskool are actually paying developers, instead of it being the other way around.
WTF? Swindon is doomedOllie Dognacky

so nothing for the northern link road? oh i forgot, the council has already used that for something else..this council are beyond a joke..they are totally inept and a disgrace to the people who pay their over inflated wages.

so nothing for the northern link road? oh i forgot, the council has already used that for something else..this council are beyond a joke..they are totally inept and a disgrace to the people who pay their over inflated wages.beach1e

"Potential" funding is the catch and the word I would expect and investigative reporter to query??? For Swindon that sounds rather like a few million pounds for Halcrow to do a study and the same old developments coming forward with infrastructure to follow.

"Potential" funding is the catch and the word I would expect and investigative reporter to query??? For Swindon that sounds rather like a few million pounds for Halcrow to do a study and the same old developments coming forward with infrastructure to follow.Eastern Badger

Eastern Badger wrote:
&quot;Potential" funding is the catch and the word I would expect and investigative reporter to query??? For Swindon that sounds rather like a few million pounds for Halcrow to do a study and the same old developments coming forward with infrastructure to follow.

And the infrastructure never materialising

[quote][p][bold]Eastern Badger[/bold] wrote:
"Potential" funding is the catch and the word I would expect and investigative reporter to query??? For Swindon that sounds rather like a few million pounds for Halcrow to do a study and the same old developments coming forward with infrastructure to follow.[/p][/quote]And the infrastructure never materialisingOllie Dognacky